Miter-box.



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MITER BOX.

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JOSEF PEACH, OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN.

IVIITER-BOX- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed December 13. 1905- Serial No. 291,551.

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEF PEACH, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Traverse City, in the county of Grand Traverse and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and Improved Miter-Box, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to wood-sawing, and its object is to provide a newand im roved miter-box arranged to permit of cutting the wood or othermaterial at any desired angle and without changing the position of thesaw in the saw-guides.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described herein after and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a' sectional side elevation of the same on theline 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of part of the11nprovement. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the work-guides andthe irpivotal connection with the base.

On a suitably-constructed base A is arranged a ivot-pin B, on which ismounted to turn a p atform O, carrying saw-guides D,

between which the saw is inserted for cutting the wood or other materialat a desired angle. The platform 0 is normally held against turning bythe use of a screwE, extending through a lug A, rising from the base A,the screw engaging a lug O depending from. the under side of theplatform O. Thus when the screw E is in position, as shown in Fig. 3,the platform O is held against turning; but when the screw E isunscrewed then the platform C may be turned, if desired. On the pivot Bare also mounted to swing work-guides F and F in radial alinement wlththe pivot B and extending on opposite sides of the saw-blade in thesaw-guide D, which latter also is radial relative to the pivot B, aswill be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2. Each of thework-guides F and F is provided with a foot F adapted to travel on theupper surface of the base A, and each foot F is adapted to abut againstthe free end of a stop G, preferably in the form of a spring-tonguesecured to the base A within a recess formed in the top of the saidbase. The stops G are placed in such position on the base Athat whenafoot F abuts against the free end of the stop then the correspondingwork-guide F or F is held at an angle to the saw-blade, preferably at anangle of either forty-five degrees or ninety degrees, as will be readilyunderstood by reference to Fig. 2. The work-guides F F are slotted toreceive the platform O and are connected by arms F F with rings F F, journaled on the pivot-pin B. The work-guides F and F are pivotallyconnected by links H and H with a slide I, mounted to slide in suitableguideways J, formed on the under side of the base A and arrangedradially relative to the pivot B and lengthwise of the saw held in thesaw-guide D. The links H and H extend through elongated slots A formedin the base A, and the said links are bent to extend with their forwardends above the base A and then pass downward through the slots A toconnect with the slide I. On the latter is'secured a rod I, passingthrough one end of the base A and carrying at its outer terminal a knobI adapted to be taken hold of by the operator for pushing the slide Iinward or outward with a view to swing the work-guides F and F forwardlyor back- Wardly until the work-guides assume the desired positionaccording to the miter to be cut on the stick of wood or other materialto be mitered.

It is understood that the work is placed against one of the work-guidesF or F to out either a right or left hand miter by the use of the sawguided in the saw-guides D, it being also understood that the two workguides F and F move simultaneously on shifting the slide I and assumethe same an gle relative to the saw in the saw-guides D, but on oppositesides thereof. After the slide I has been moved to the desired positionwith a view to bring the work-guides F and F to the correct positionthen the slide I, and consequently the work-guides F and F, are lockedin place by the use of a set-screw K, screwing in'a nut A arranged onthe under side of the base A, the inner terminal of the set-screw Kabutting against the rod I of the slide I. (See Fig. 4.) The forward endof the saw held in the sawguides D also passes through supplementary orauxiliary guides L, arranged on the front end of the base A.

As illustrated in the drawings, the saw guides D are formed of twobase-plates D,

provided with transversely-elongated slots D through which extend screwsD screwing in the platform C to allow of adjusting the saw-guides Dtoward and from each other according to the thickness of the saw used inthe miter-box. From each base D rises a support D, having its inner facebeveled for receiving a correspondingly-shaped guiding member D adaptedto be moved nearer to or farther from the center of the pivot B. Eachguide member D is adapted to be fastened in position on its support by ascrew 1), passing through a lengthwise-elongated slot D formed in thecorresponding support D, so that after a guide member D is moved in thedesired position then it can be fastened in place on the correspondingsupport D by screwing up the screw D.

Each of the work guides F and F is provided with an adjustable member Fengagedby a set-screw F, extending through an elongated slot F formed ina verticallydisposed support F rising integrally from the base F of thework-guide F or F. On loosening the set-screws F* the members F of thework-guides F and F can be adjusted inward or outward relative to thecenter of the pivot B and when in an outermost position allow of passingthe work across the platform 0 between the saw-guides and theworkguides, and hence the operator can now out inside miters or corners.

In using the device the saw is placed in position in the guides D and Land the knob I is moved inward or outward, so as to swing thework-guides F and F simultaneously in the desired position, and then thework is placed against the member F of the corresponding work-guide F orF, after-which the saw is used to cut the work with a view to producethe desired miter.

The miter-box shown and described is very simple and durable inconstruction and is arranged to allow of cutting accurately right andleft hand miters at one adjustment and without requiring changing theposition of the saw in the saw-guides D. When the position of thesaw-guides is changed, the saw is removed from the guides L, said guidesbeing only used when the saw-guides are in parallelism therewith.

Having thus described my invention, 1

ually-controlled means for imparting a swinging movement to the saidwork-guides to simultaneously set the same alike relative to and onopposite sides of the saw-guide, the saw-guide and the Work-guides beingprovided with radially-adjustable plates, Whereby to permit theinsertion of different sizes of work.

2. A miter-box, comprismg a saw-guide, work-guides mounted to swing froma center from which radiates the saw-guide, each work-guidev having aradially-adjustable plate, and manually-controlled means for imparting aswinging movement to the said work-guides to simultaneously set the samealike relative to and on opposite sides of the saw-guide.

3. A miter-box, comprising a saw-guide mounted to. swing, means fornormally holding the saw-guide against swinging movement, work-guidesmounted to swing from a center from which radiates the saw-guide, andmanually-controlled means for imparting a swinging movement to the saidworkguides to simultaneously set the same alike reladtive to and onopposite sides of the sawgui e.

4. A miter-box, comprising a base, a sawguide mounted on the said base,work-guides mounted to swing on the said base, a slide mounted to slideon the said base in the direction of the length of the said saw-guide,links connecting the said work-guides with the said slide, and meansunder the control of the o erator for imparting movement to the said side, said saw-guide and work-guides being provided withradially-adjustable )lates whereby to permit the insertion of di 'erentsizes of work.

5. A miter-box, comprising a base, a sawguide mounted to turn on thesaid base, work-guides mounted to swing on the said base, a slidemounted to slide on the said base in the direction of the length of thesaid sawguide, links connecting the sa1d work-guides with the saidslide, means under the control of the operator for imparting movement tothe said slide, and means on the said base for holding the saidsaw-guide normally against turning.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEF PEACH.

Witnesses:

JAMES N. MARTINETZ, ELMER E. BROWN.

